Aces announce 3 transactions as WNBA free agency begins

Former Chicago Sky player Tamera Young (left) in action during a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, July 18, 2017, in Seattle and former Seattle Storm player Carolyn Swords (right) in action against during a WNBA basketball game Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Seattle. (AP photos, file)

San Antonio Stars' Kayla Alexander (40) looks for room to pass as Seattle Storm's Sami Whitcomb defends in the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, June 18, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Las Vegas Aces' Kayla Janine Alexander, left, Las Vegas Aces head coach Bill Laimbeer, center, Las Vegas Aces' Moriah Jefferson, right, gather during the reveal of the Las Vegas Aces WNBA basketball team at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Monday, Dec. 11, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto

Seattle Storm's Carolyn Swords in action against the Indiana Fever in a WNBA basketball game Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Chicago Sky's Tamera Young in action against the Seattle Storm in a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, July 18, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

WNBA free agency began Thursday, and Bill Laimbeer, Las Vegas Aces coach and president of basketball operations, is already wheeling and dealing.

The Aces announced the free-agent signings of center Carolyn Swords and forward Tamera Young on Thursday. They also traded center Kayla Alexander and a third-round pick in the 2019 WNBA draft to the Indiana Fever for a third-round pick in 2019.

L?k who we just signed! Welcome to the #LVAces @CarolynSwords & @tyoung11. Are you ready to go ALL IN this summer? ??https://t.co/zqwyD4hCqO pic.twitter.com/5XKEIrkUFT

— Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) February 1, 2018

Swords, 28, played for the Seattle Storm last season, averaging 2.6 points and 1.4 rebounds in 30 games. She played for the New York Liberty under Laimbeer in 2015 and 2016.

Young, 31, is a 10-year league veteran who averaged 8.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in 35 games with the Chicago Sky and the Atlanta Dream in 2017.

Alexander, 27, was drafted by the San Antonio Stars in 2013 and spent her entire career with the franchise. She averaged 6.2 points and 3.1 rebounds last season.

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